WEBVTT US THE EXTRADITIONBATTLE.REPORTER: RANKIN COUNTYPROSECUTORS ARE ANXIOUS TO GETTHEIR HANDS ON ALEX DEATON.BUT THE D.A. SAID SINCE HE WASCAPTURED BY LAW OFFICERS INKANSAS, AUTHORITIES IN THATSTATE HAVE FIRST DIBBS ONPROSECUTING DEATON FOR SHOOTINGAND WOUNDING STORE CLERK RILEYJUEL.>> I WALK OVER TO MY JACKET SO ICAN GET MY KEYS AND AS SOON AS IHAND HIM THE KEYS, HE SHOOTS ME.REPORTER: THE 28-YEAR-OLD MAN ISFACING CHARGES OF STRANGLING HISGIRLFRIEND HEATHER ROBINSON,MURDERING 69-YEAR-OLD CHURBRENDA PINETER IN NESHOBA COUNTYCHURCH AND SHOOTING A JOGGER AMILE FROM WHERE HIS GIRLFRIENDWAS FOUND DEAD.>> WHAT I HOPE IS THAT WE WILLRETURN HIM TO MISSISSIPPI, THATHE WILL BE BROUGHT TO TRIAL, -- REPORTER: MISSISSIPPIPROSECUTORS SAID IF KANSASYIELDS, DEATON COULD BE BACK INTHE STATE IN NO TIME UNLESS HEFIGHTS EXTRADITION.>> WE WOULD THEN HAVE TO PAPERWORK TO GET HIMBROUGHT BACK.IT WOULD REQUIRE DOCUMENTS BEINGPRODUCED BY OUR OFFICE.REPORTER: THE LEGAL PROCESSCOULD TAKE UP TO A MONTH TOWEIGH OUT IF HE DOESN'T WAIVEEXTRADICTION.AUTHORITIES SAY THEY WON'T BESATISFIED UNTIL DEATON ISBROUGHT BACK TO THE COUNTY JAIL.